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4:49 pm
Mon May 6, 2013

Mo. lawmakers must finalize budget this week

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Debate over a voter ID bill heated up in the Missouri Capitol Monday.

Missouri lawmakers have until Friday to finalize the state's roughly $25 billion operating budget.

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1:31 pm
Wed May 1, 2013

Mo. House endorses tax break for gun manufacturers

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Firearms manufacturers looking to relocate to Missouri could collect a tax credit under a bill given first-round approval by the Missouri House.

The tax incentive endorsed Tuesday would expire in six years and be capped at $3 million annually. Gun and ammunition manufacturers would be able to claim the credit on withholding taxes from creating new jobs.

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3:52 pm
Tue April 30, 2013

Mo. House passes another gun rights bill

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The new bill reduces the presence of the state Department of Revenue pertaining to conceal carry applications.

The Missouri House has passed yet another bill that would expand the rights of gun owners and reduce the role of the state Department of Revenue.

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4:58 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

Mo. House panel OKs plan to stop document scans

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Republicans in the Missouri Senate want to make sure the governor doesn't create a health care exchange without their consent.

A Missouri House committee has adopted a measure to stop the state Revenue Department from scanning driver's license applicants' personal documents.

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4:20 pm
Thu April 25, 2013

Proposed Mo. bill to have employers check employees' legal status

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The Missouri House has approved legislation requiring employers to use a federal system for checking potential employees' legal resident status.

Missouri already requires public and private employers that receive loans, contracts or grants from the state to participate in a federal work authorization program. The bill would extend the requirement to all Missouri employers.

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